document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=500170>Question 500170</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that Maria has 160 coins consisting of pennies, nickels, and dimes. The number of nickels she has is 5  less than twice the number of pennies; the number of dimes she has is 21 less than three times the number of pennies. How many coins of each kind does she have?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #338035 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=338035\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> pennies	x					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "nickels (	2	x	-5	)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dimes	(	3	x	-21	)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2x-5+3x-21=160\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x-26=160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=160+26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=186<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pennies = 31<BR>\n" );
document.write( "nickels ==> 2x-5 =>2*31-5=57<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dimes==>3x-21==>3*31-21=72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "31+57+72=160 </SPAN>\n" );
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